Locals protest over death of cyclist

Prayagraj: Irked over the death of a 35-year-old cyclist in a road accident near Malaq Har Har trisection on Prayagraj-Lucknow highway, locals on Thursday blocked vehicular movement for around 45 minutes demanding action against the errant driver. Agitated locals also pelted police booth and police vehicles with stones. The cyclist, Amrit Lal Saroj of Sarayfateh, was crushed to death under the wheels of speeding dumper when he was on his way to Nawabganj.Upon being alerted, teams of Phaphamau and Soroan police rushed to the spot and pacified the agitators.

They said the body has been sent for postmortem and an FIR under appropriate sections has also been registered against the dumper driver.

TNN